RoHS certification

RoHS is a mandatory standard established by EU legislation, and its full name is the "Restriction of Hazardous Substances" directive. This standard has been officially implemented since July 1, 2006, mainly used to standardize the material and process standards of electronic and electrical products, making them more conducive to human health and environmental protection. The purpose of this standard is to eliminate six substances in electrical and electronic products, including lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (note: the correct Chinese name for PBDE refers to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, which is an incorrect statement), and specifically stipulates that the lead content cannot exceed 0.1%.

ROHS Directive No. 2011/65/EU

The general European RoHS 2011/65/EU requires testing for 6 items, and the directive takes effect as the ROHS directive.

The RoHS testing items for non-metallic materials include lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), totaling 6 items.

The ROHS testing items for metal materials include lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), totaling four items.

Scope of application:

27 member states of the European Union: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Cyprus, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania.

The RoHS directive covers electronic and electrical products listed in the catalog below AC1000V and DC1500V:

1. Large household appliances: refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, air conditioners, etc

2. Small household appliances: vacuum cleaner, iron, hair dryer, oven, clock, etc

3. IT and communication equipment: computers, fax machines, telephones, mobile phones, etc

4. Civilian devices: radios, televisions, video recorders, musical instruments, etc

5. Lighting fixtures: fluorescent lamps, other than household lighting, lighting control devices, etc

6. Electric tools: electric drill, lathe, welding, spray, etc

7. Toys/entertainment, sports equipment: electric vehicles, video game consoles, automatic gambling machines, etc

8. Medical devices: radiation therapy equipment, electrocardiogram testing equipment, analytical instruments, etc

9. Monitoring/control devices: smoke detectors, incubators, factory monitoring and control machines, etc

10. Vending machine

Classification of ROHS certification:

1. ROHS chemical testing: suitable for single material components or products with very simple materials

2. ROHS testing+scanning: suitable for products with complex materials, where the ROHS compliance of the entire machine's components is unknown and requires testing or investigation of the entire machine

3. ROHS scanning: suitable for products with very complex materials and limited testing budgets

4. ROHS integration: Suitable for situations where there are many materials and all machine components have ROHS testing reports. Low cost and fast cycle.